Food Insecurity and Loneliness in the Former Soviet Countries.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine the association between food insecurity (FI) and loneliness in countries of the former Soviet Union (FSU).

Methods

Data were analysed from 15,568 adults in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, and Ukraine, collected in the Health in Times of Transition (HITT) survey in 2010-2011. Information was obtained on both FI and loneliness with single-item measures. Logistic regression was used to examine associations.

Results

In a fully adjusted analysis, moderate (OR: 1.35, 95% CI: 1.16-1.57) and severe FI (OR: 1.94, 95% CI: 1.58-2.38) were associated with significantly higher odds of loneliness in the pooled sample. In sex- and age-stratified analyses, severe FI was associated with loneliness in all population

SUBMITTER: Stickley A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12575212 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature